I served, that’s really all it came down to. I guess I didn’t give him many opportunities to spin his web and get me tangled up in it. If I got embroiled in too many rallies with him, it just wasn’t going to go well for me. I had an incredible serving day and I needed every single bit of it to beat him.

John Isner

It's just simple: just keep fighting and keep believing, try not... by John Isner

It's just simple: just keep fighting and keep believing, try not to show weakness out there.

fighting simple believe

To take pressure off myself, I realize how fortunate I am to be playing a sport for a living. If I take that mentality onto the court, there shouldn't be any pressure because I'm already fortunate to do what I do.

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I was never pegged to be the next great American tennis player by any means. I wasn't a prodigy. I'm a late bloomer. Whatever happens, I'm proud of what I've done.

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As a kid, I was a little self-conscious because I was so much taller than everyone. A bad habit of mine used to be slouching. Eventually, I realized my height was something I couldn't control, so I might as well accept it. I've certainly turned it into a positive, because without my height I probably wouldn't be as good of a tennis player. It's a gift, and I've made something of it.

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I won't be turning into Novak anytime soon. by John Isner

I won't be turning into Novak anytime soon.

It stinks going out early in this event, the most important thing is my foot's fine (as)...it had been a long time on the shelf. My fitness, definitely not there, there's no doubt.

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It's a remarkable story. For her to play well on this stage is very cool, to this point, (she is) the story of the tournament so far. So it's very cool to see.

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I think it( experience) may have helped a little bit, but you see a lot of times where someone can have all the experience in the world or some teams can have all the experience in the world and they don't come through against an inexperienced opponent.

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It was a good win. I think I'm getting more comfortable on this surface, especially with the positioning on my return, i was challenging him on a lot of return games. I was very happy how I came through that.

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I've lost a lot of close ones since that match in 2010, a lot of very, very close ones, a lot of deep five-set matches, third round especially.

sports

That was a great memory for me, going into that match, I hadn't played well that year. And even though I lost, it actually set me up for the rest of the year because I started playing much better after that.

sports

It was a very, very good performance for me and certainly I've played some matches... where I've struggled on return but I think today I was pretty solid.

sports

Probably the most infamous story in our family: My oldest brother took a U-lock bike lock and locked my head to the bedpost. And he didn't just do this for a minute or two; he did this for a couple hours. I was maybe 8 or 9, and he was maybe 15.

story bike family brother

I'm not really focused on my ranking. by John Isner

I'm not really focused on my ranking.

really ranking focused

Taking care of my body and my health is my full-time job. by John Isner

Taking care of my body and my health is my full-time job.

job care health body

Everyone wants to start the year off well. by John Isner

Everyone wants to start the year off well.

everyone well year start

A lot of times when I'm confident and relaxed on the court, I'm going to be a pretty tough out. But when I'm not so confident and not so relaxed, I tense up and my balls fall short and everything. It just sort of unravels.

confident short tough fall

You can't not love it here in Paris. It's amazing. by John Isner

You can't not love it here in Paris. It's amazing.

amazing you paris love

It is very hard to stay up there in the Top 20. by John Isner

It is very hard to stay up there in the Top 20.

stay top up hard

The good wins are still great, and you are on cloud nine when tha... by John Isner

The good wins are still great, and you are on cloud nine when that happens, but the losses sting.

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